written by: Karon Latham I had a disturbing conversation with another parent this week. Not earth-shattering or disillusioning, for I have unfortunately had those reactions to eerily similar conversations in days gone by. I’m older now – turning 40! – and have already had ample opportunity to realize that I may have in fact been a more »
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Just Parenting: The Persistent Hope of Faith
Posted on 10 May 2013.
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Students from Loyola University Maryland Reflect on Immigration Reform
Posted on 03 May 2013.
On February 26, we were privileged to use our knowledge of comprehensive immigration reform to advocate with students from other Jesuit universities through the Ignatian Solidarity Network. Advocating was a new experience for many of us, and it was certainly rewarding to directly engage in the political process after studying an issue we are all incredibly passionate about.
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Just Parenting: Motherhood – The Sacrament of sacraments
Posted on 03 May 2013.
What a sacrament, a gift, a glimpse into the holy our children are. Their excited persistence encourages—demands, even—our attention. Being a parent has challenged me to rethink how the traditional Sacraments I experienced our living God in have multiplied into the countless, daily sacraments of parenthood.
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Fair Trade Awareness Week at John Carroll University
Posted on 30 April 2013.
The Fair Trade Committee at John Carroll University hosted a fair trade awareness week featuring a taste test, social media efforts, and fair trade fashion show.
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Garment Factory Collapse in Bangladesh
Posted on 25 April 2013.
4/25/13 – On Wednesday morning April 24, 2013, an eight story building in Savar, Bangladesh which housed several garment factories, including New Wave Style, Ether Tex, Canton Tech Apparel, and New Wave Bottoms, collapsed.
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Remembering a Great Celebration: Honoring Fr. Don MacMillan S.J.
Posted on 24 April 2013.
On April 24, 2012, Fr. Don MacMillan, S.J. was honored with the Robert M. Holstein “Faith Doing Justice” Award at Boston College.
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Federal Court Orders Pentagon to Release the Names of WHINSEC Trainees
Posted on 24 April 2013.
School of the Americas Watch (SOA Watch) announced yesterday that a federal district court judge has ordered the Pentagon to release the names of trainees at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) that had previously been withheld.
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Path to Sainthood Opening Up for Archbishop Oscar Romero
Posted on 22 April 2013.
ISN staff report 4/22/13 – Across the Americas there may be signs of hope for the eventual sainthood of the slain archbishop of El Salvador, Óscar Arnulfo Romero. Romero was gunned down while celebrating mass in a small San Salvador chapel on March 24, 1980. His vocal advocacy for the poor and marginalized during a volatile more »
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Just Parenting: Partnership
Posted on 19 April 2013.
I’ve just survived one of the most difficult experiences I can think of as a parent—solo parenting! My husband had a work trip that required him to spend 5 full days in Los Angeles with his colleagues. Consequently, that meant that I was home alone with our son, Liam, now 3 years old, and managing all of the details of our lives the best I could. And the many bumps, twists, turns and failures made me realize how much I missed having my partner around.
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A Jesuit Novice Reflects on L’Arche
Posted on 19 April 2013.
L’arche is home.
Laughing, sharing life and being amazed with joy and gratitude were part of my daily routine. It is hard for me to articulate the significance of my time at L’arche. Attempting to name this experience and the effects it has had on me, like any experience, inevitably falls woefully short. This is especially true of an encounter that largely came not from the intellect, but from the heart.
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Ruined For Life
Posted on 17 April 2013.
Michael Gladstone, Walsh Jesuit High School student, reflects on a recent immersion trip to Ecuador: I was told to go into my immersion experience in Ecuador with an open heart and an open mind. What I did not predict was the magnitude at which God’s presence would fill these open spaces through the people I grew to love.
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JUST PARENTING: How do we teach our children peace in the midst of so much violence?
Posted on 16 April 2013.
Knowing all of this, how do we teach our children peace amid all of this violence? The answer may be right in front of us and actually quite challenging. We must be people of peace ourselves. For some this call to action could be rooted in the model of Christ, for others in Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., or Dorothy Day, to name just a few. Our everyday actions with our children will need to be analyzed for the messages they send about how to treat others, even those who harm us.
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Ignatian Family Immigration Call-In Day on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Posted on 08 April 2013.
4/8/13 – The time to advocate for “humane” comprehensive immigration reform is now. It is likely that later this week the U.S. Senate “Gang of 8″ (4 Democrats and 4 Republicans developing an immigration reform bill) will introduce legislation for comprehensive reform. Across the country, Ignatian family advocates have been calling for reform that: more »
JUST PARENTING: The Story of My Faith
Posted on 03 April 2013.
Greg Carpinello reflects on parenting during the Easter season and invites everyone to live in radical ways so as to bring light and love to the darkest places of our lives.
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